The United States has carried out another strike against an alleged drug vessel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday."Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO), trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea," Hegseth wrote on X, where he posted a video of the attack.It marks the 10th strike in international waters around Latin America since early September.Eight of the attacks have occurred in the Caribbean Sea and two took place in the Pacific Ocean.Hegseth said six people were killed in the overnight attack.Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth posted on his X account that the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on overnight on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Oct.
24, 2025.@SecWar/XSecretary of War, Pete Hegseth posted on his X account that the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on overnight on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Oct.24, 2025.@SecWar/XAt least 43 people are believed to have been killed in the U.S.
strikes so far."If you are a narco-terrorist smuggling drugs in our hemisphere, we will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda.Day or NIGHT, we will map your networks, track your people, hunt you down, and kill you," Hegseth wrote on X.The overnight strike came after two U.S.
Air Force B-1 bombers flew what was described as a training mission over the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, sources familiar with the operation told ABC News.B-1 bombers fly over Caribbean in another show of force against VenezuelaThe strikes are part of what the administration has called its "war" against drug cartels.But the lethal force has raised several legal questions, as past administrations have relied on law enforcement to interdict drug shipments.Popular ReadsGovernment shutdown updates: Federal workers missing 1st full paycheck2 hours agoIsrael-Gaza live updates: Rubio, Vance criticize Israel...